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Johannesburg, South Africa — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, January 2026

Moon: 93.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 10:06:17 am
Moon Direction: 262° West
Moon Altitude: -27.3°
Moon Distance: 237,689 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 2:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 1:37 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:41 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Johannesburg, January 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jan Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 2:45 am (300°) 5:21 pm (59°) 10:34 pm (35.0°) 223,912 96.3%
2 - 3:46 am (302°) 6:29 pm (58°) 11:41 pm (35.1°) 224,442 99.5%
3 - 4:54 am (301°) 7:30 pm (60°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - 6:06 am (298°) 8:21 pm (65°) 12:46 am (37.4°) 226,120 99.5%
5 - 7:15 am (293°) 9:04 pm (70°) 1:46 am (41.5°) 228,807 96.5%
6 - 8:20 am (287°) 9:41 pm (77°) 2:39 am (46.9°) 232,229 91.0%
7 - 9:21 am (280°) 10:14 pm (84°) 3:28 am (53.0°) 236,060 83.5%
8 - 10:18 am (273°) 10:44 pm (91°) 4:13 am (59.4°) 239,959 74.7%
9 - 11:13 am (266°) 11:13 pm (97°) 4:55 am (65.7°) 243,612 65.0%
10 - 12:06 pm (259°) 11:43 pm (104°) 5:36 am (71.8°) 246,763 55.1%
11 - 1:00 pm (253°) - 6:18 am (77.4°) 249,234 45.1%
12 12:14 am (109°) 1:54 pm (248°) - 7:01 am (82.3°) 250,920 35.5%
13 12:48 am (114°) 2:49 pm (243°) - 7:46 am (86.5°) 251,788 26.6%
14 1:27 am (118°) 3:45 pm (240°) - 8:34 am (89.6°) 251,871 18.5%
15 2:11 am (121°) 4:39 pm (238°) - 9:24 am (88.4°) 251,253 11.6%
16 3:00 am (122°) 5:32 pm (238°) - 10:16 am (87.9°) 250,058 6.0%
17 3:54 am (121°) 6:21 pm (240°) - 11:09 am (88.8°) 248,428 2.2%
18 4:51 am (119°) 7:06 pm (243°) - 12:01 pm (88.8°) 246,512 0.3%
19 5:50 am (115°) 7:45 pm (248°) - 12:51 pm (85.1°) 244,432 0.5%
20 6:49 am (110°) 8:21 pm (253°) - 1:39 pm (80.2°) 242,292 2.8%
21 7:48 am (104°) 8:54 pm (260°) - 2:24 pm (74.5°) 240,148 7.4%
22 8:46 am (97°) 9:26 pm (267°) - 3:09 pm (68.2°) 238,037 14.1%
23 9:43 am (90°) 9:57 pm (274°) - 3:54 pm (61.5°) 235,965 22.7%
24 10:42 am (82°) 10:30 pm (281°) - 4:39 pm (54.9°) 233,956 32.7%
25 11:43 am (75°) 11:06 pm (288°) - 5:28 pm (48.6°) 232,037 43.9%
26 12:47 pm (69°) 11:47 pm (294°) - 6:20 pm (42.9°) 230,286 55.6%
27 1:55 pm (63°) - - 7:17 pm (38.4°) 228,809 67.2%
28 - 12:34 am (299°) 3:04 pm (59°) 8:18 pm (35.5°) 227,774 78.0%
29 - 1:30 am (301°) 4:11 pm (58°) 9:22 pm (34.6°) 227,345 87.2%
30 - 2:34 am (302°) 5:14 pm (59°) 10:27 pm (35.9°) 227,670 94.2%
31 - 3:42 am (300°) 6:08 pm (62°) 11:28 pm (39.2°) 228,823 98.5%
* All times are local time for Johannesburg. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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